Holder for tickets, cards, and the like.



H. S. MALINS. HOLDER roR TICKETS, CARDS, AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 8. I916- Patented Mar. 6, 1917.

2 a F J H 6' av 0. G- 8 8 8 2:: i: 0 F w V 8 z z. 2 4 4 ,9, a 0 F HEN SAJEUEL MALINS, OF TORGNTO, ONTARIO, CANADA, ASSIGNOR 01E ONE-HALF TO I JAMES ARTHUR BOWMAN, OF TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA.

HOLDER roja TICKETS, cleans, AND THE LIKE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented him}, 6, 1917.

Application filed July 8, 1916. Serial No. 108,235.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HENRY SAMUEL MAL- INS, of the city of Toronto, in the county of York, in'the Province of Ontario, Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements-in 'Holders for Tickets, Cards, and the like, of which the following is the specification.

My invention relates to improvements in holders for tickets, cards andrthe llke, and

struction of parts as hereinafter more particularly explained by the following spec fication.

Figure 1 is a generalperspective viewof my holder.

Fig. 2, is a vertical section through Fig.v 1 showing the parts in the normal position.

Fig. 3, is a similar'view to Fig. 2 showing the parts in the position they assume when a ticket is fed.

Fig. at, is a cross section on line czF-y Fig. 2. ,4 j v Fig. 5, is a plan section on line mg Fig. 2. i V.

Fig. 6, is a plan section on ,line m j Fig. 7, is a perspective detail of the spring for supporting the stack of tickets within the holder.

In the drawings indicate corresponding parts in each figure.

1 indicates an outer frame, the sides 1 and 1 being provided withv inturned portions 1 extending from each longitudinal edge. 1 and 1 indicate the ends of the frame 1. he portions 1 and l are of less width than the portions 1 and 1 for a purpose which will hereinafter appear. 2 indi-' cates the inner rectangular frame which is suitably secured within the outer frame. one end wall of whichjis of the same width as the end wall 1 the opposite end wall of the frame 2 being slightly wider. and. provided with a central notchl the base of which is within the outer edges of-the end wall 1 The side Walls of the inner frame 2 arev slightly wider than the end walls 2 but of the slots 3.

like letters of reference less width than the side walls 1* and 1 of the outer frame 1. By this means longitudinal side guideways are formed within the outer-frame between the intu'rned portions 1 and the outwardly presented edges of the side portions of the inner frame 2.

3 and a indicate slide plates each provided with a longitudinal slotv 3* and an out-turned portion is at their lower ends. 6 and"? indicate thin sheet metal plates which fit freely into the inner frame 2. 8 indicates a spring intervening between theplates Gand 7. ,The

spring 8 is formed by a pl ate 8 provided with stamped up strip portions 8 and 8 formed integral with the plate 8 at one end jthe oppositeor free ends of such strip portions bearing against the plate. 6 in proximity to one end thereof. interposed between the strip portiohsfS and; 8 arestrip portions 8 and 8 stamped npsothat theend which is integral with the plate 8 is'atthe oppositefe'nd of the plate to the integral portions of thestrips 8?; and 8 Thestrip portions 8 and S bearagainst the metal plate 6 in proximity tothe opposite end of the plate 6 to the end against which the strips 8 and 8 bear. 9 indicates buttons provided with flat shanlcpoi'ticns 9 slid-ably fitting into ,Each shank 9 is provided w th a fia-t rectangular head 9 fitting against the inner face of each. plate 3 and at, the thickness of the head 9 being the same as the thickness. of a ticket or card.

placed between the plate 6 and the slide plate it will, of course, be understood that a stack of tickets may he also placed between the slide plate '-l and the plate 7 by .l'urther 'nnpressing the leaves or strip portions of the plate 8. I

In order to fill the holder all thatit is necessary to do is to grasp the out-turned portion of-the slide plate 3 or i and draw the plate longitudinally'in a downward direction. The plate 6 or 7 may then ness of the ticket.

be depressed so as to compress the spring 8 when the stack of tickets may be inserted within the holder,'and the slide plate returned to its normal position.

It will be noticed on referring particu larly to Figs. 2, 8, 5 and 6 that the inner frame 2 is shorter than the outer frame 1 thereby forming an intervening space ll be tween the end walls ofthe frame. 'Each slot 8* extends over the end of this intervening portion at its lower end.

When it is desired to feed a ticket out of the ticket holder all that it is necessary to-do is to force the button 9 upwardly in the slot 3*. As before stated the head of the button 9 is of the same thickness as the ticket or card to be fed from the holder and the depth of the notch 15 is also approximately the same as the thickness of the ticket. It will, therefore, be seen that when the button 9 is forced upwardly as before described the head 9 of the button can only engagewith one ticket at a time, that is, the uppermost ticket. The width of the feed slot is also the same widthrasthe thick- As the button is forced upwardly the head engages the lower end edge of the ticket and forces it upwardly into the position shown in Fig. 3 passing through the feed slot so that the upper end protrudes upwardly from the casing. The ticket may then be withdrawn by the fingers of the user. As soon as the ticket iswithdrawn the spring bearing against the plate then forces the stack of tickets upwardly against the slide plate 3, the button 9 being withdrawn to its normal position, the. head 9 thereof passing downwardly through the notch 15.

In order to prevent the plates 6 and 7 from being fed upwardly by the button when all the'tickets have been fed out of the holder each plate is provided with an in- 7 turned portion 5' bearing against the upper tangular frame having its end walls of less width than the side walls, an inner rectangular frame secured within the outer rectangular frame and of less length than the outer rectangular frame and having one end wall thereof bearing against an end wall of the outer rectangular frame and of the same width to form one side of the feed slot and the opposite end wall spaced apart from the a corresponding end wall of the outer rectangular ttrame and provided with a central notched portion, longitudinal guideways formed at each side of the outer frame, slide plates held within such guideways and forming one end of the opposite side of the feed slot and having a longitudinal slot and against the inner face of which astack of tickets held within the holder bear resilient means for holding the stack of tickets against the slide plate, and a button having a shank extending through the longitudinal slot and provided with an inner head of the same thickness as a ticket.

HENRY SAMUEL MALINS.

Witnesses:

C. H. PERRY, V. Lone.

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' Washington, D. G. 

